On February 2, 2014, 25-year-old Rasheed Shannon was shot and killed during a confrontation in the Holmesburg neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia.

Police arrested a 28-year-old man named Thomas, a resident of the 4700 block of Vista Street, within three days of the shooting. Thomas was later acquitted of all murder charges, leaving unanswered questions for Shannon’s family about accountability for the killing.

Rasheed is remembered by loved ones as kind and charismatic, and his name appears on sites memorializing victims of gun violence. If anyone knew Rasheed, witnessed the February 2, 2014 incident, or has information that could shed light on what happened, please come forward.